Raúl Leguías

Raúl Moisés Leguías Ávila (born 9 October 1981 in Colón, Panama) is a football forward who currently plays for Costa Rican team AS Puma.

A much-travelled striker or attacking midfielder, Leguías has spent most of his playing career in Panama and Nicaragua but he has also played club football in Guatemala, El Salvador, Angola and Uruguay.

He made his debut with Guatemalan second division side San Pedro in February 2009 only to return to Nicaragua to play for Managua and Real Estelí. In summer 2012 he joined Angolan outfit Onze Bravos, where he scored on his debut and signed for Diriangén a year later. In January 2014 he arrived in Uruguay to play for Cerro Largo.

Leguías and compatriot Luis Fernando Copete joined Costa Rican side AS Puma for the 2015 Verano season.

Panama-born (and therefore nicknamed Pananica) Leguías changed citizenship made his debut for Nicaragua in a January 2011 Copa Centroamericana match against Panama and has, as of December 2013, earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 3 goals. He has represented his country in 4 FIFA World Cup qualification matches and played at the 2011 and 2013 Copa Centroamericanas.

International goals

N.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 May 2011	Estadio Pedro Marrero, Havana, Cuba	Cuba	1–0	1–1	Friendly
2.	2 September 2011	Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica	Dominica	1–0	2–0	2014 WCQ
3.	11 November 2011	Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	Dominica	1–0	1–0
4.	29 March 2015	Ronald Webster Park, The Valley, Anguilla	Anguilla	1–0	3–0	2018 WCQ
5.				3–0
6.	16 June 2015	André Kamperveen Stadion, Paramaribo, Suriname	Suriname	1–1	3–1
7.	8 December 2015	Nicaragua National Football Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	Cuba	3–0	5–0	Friendly
8.	27 January 2016	Dennis Martínez National Stadium, Managua, Nicaragua	Honduras	1–0	1–3

Leguías is married and has two daughters who reside in Dolores, Carazo Department.